What does écriture in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word écriture in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use écriture in French.

The word écriture in French means writing, handwriting, writing, entry, Scriptures, read-write access, writing workshop, have spidery writing, cursive script, automatic writing, accounts entry, cursive writing, cursive handwriting, dreadful handwriting, decimal form, spidery writing, illegible scrawl, inclusive writing, mathematical formula, mathematical expression, sloping writing, phonetic transcription, scientific notation, typeface, writing system. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word écriture

writing

nom féminin (transcription)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'Homme est le seul animal à avoir inventé l'écriture.
Humans are the only species to have invented writing.

handwriting

nom féminin (manière d'écrire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle a une écriture très ronde.
She has very rounded handwriting.

writing

nom féminin (style)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son écriture est très fluide et ses livres se lisent donc très bien.
His writing flows very well and so his books read very well.

entry

nom féminin (enregistrement comptable) (Accounting)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a passé toutes ses écritures dans la matinée.
He booked all his entries during the morning.

Scriptures

nom féminin pluriel (livres sacrés)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Ainsi qu'il est dit dans les Écritures...
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Scripture tells us that Christ died on the cross and was resurrected.

read-write access

nom masculin (informatique : droit de modification) (IT: access permissions)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

writing workshop

nom masculin (endroit où améliorer son style écrit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

have spidery writing

locution verbale (familier (écrire de façon peu lisible)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

cursive script

nom féminin (écriture où les lettres sont liées)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

automatic writing

nom féminin (écriture non contrôlée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

accounts entry

nom féminin (enregistrement d'un flux sur un compte) (finance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cursive writing, cursive handwriting

nom féminin (représentation graphique à la main)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'écriture cursive attache les lettres d'un mot les unes aux autres.

dreadful handwriting

nom féminin (familier (écriture illisible)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

decimal form

nom féminin (numération en base 10) (Mathematics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'écriture décimale utilise dix chiffres pour écrire les nombres.

spidery writing, illegible scrawl

nom féminin (écriture trop fine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

inclusive writing

nom féminin (type de langage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'Académie française est actuellement fortement opposée à l'écriture inclusive.

mathematical formula, mathematical expression

nom féminin (rédaction d'équation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sloping writing

nom féminin (écriture non droite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

phonetic transcription

nom féminin (fait d'écrire comme on entend)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

scientific notation

nom féminin (notation en puissance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'écriture scientifique est composée d'un nombre décimal et d'une puissance de 10.

typeface

nom féminin (imprimerie : style de caractères)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Charlotte aime bien utiliser une police d'écriture gothique.

writing system

nom masculin (transcription de langue parlée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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